Author: Daniel Williams

UK and Irish sports betting and casino operator Paddy Power revealed it has extended its multi-year partnership with Swedish software giant Playtech. The extension will provide Paddy Power with the opportunity to meet its customers’ demands for an increased number of self-service betting terminals (SSBT) available across the bookmaker’s retail shops. The introduction of a greater number of self-service betting terminals will provide more betting options for Paddy Power’s customers. The extension of the partnership with Playtech’s sports betting division BGT Sports is expected to lead to an incremental growth…

Online betting operator bwin announced it has applied for a license, allowing it to offer its services on the Polish market. The gambling operator is among the flagship brands of the multinational sports betting and gaming services provider GVC Holdings and offers a range of iGaming products, including a sportsbook, live betting services, casino and poker platforms. Apparently, GVC’s flagship sports betting brand seeks to remain on the Polish market despite the enforcement of the new Gambling Act in the country, which boosted taxes on wagering requirements for foreign iGaming…

Gibraltar-based online gambling operator 32Red announced plans to gradually withdraw its services from the Australian market as of today, 3 April, 2017. The decision of the operator was prompted by the turn which recent gambling regulations in the Land Down Under have taken. Australian lawmakers have moved closer to reaching an agreement on prohibiting offshore gambling operators without Australian licenses from providing their services to players, based on the territory of the country. The online gambling operator, which was acquired by the Kindred Group earlier this year, currently offers a…

The Grosvenor Casino venue in Nottingham has finally re-opened after a massive refurbishment that have been estimated to £3.4 million. The casino, which is situated on Maid Marian Way, has undergone an extensive renovation process that was aimed at modernising the overall look of the venue. This was the third revamp undergone by the casino venue under the lead of its current General Manager Daren Brain, who has described as the largest and best renovation process experienced by the venue to date. The renovated look of the casino hub includes…

The Florida Senate passed Senator Bill Galvano’s Gaming Bill 8. The House gaming bill is also among the bills that are expected to be passed in a few days. After the full Senate chamber have made a decision to pass the new bill, despite the fact that the Senate and and House versions of the legislation differ from each other, especially when it comes to the budget considerations in the balance. The Senate’s preliminary approval was given to SB 8 on Wednesday. Then, on Thursday, the Senate approved the version…

Pennsylvania finally saw the introduction of a piece of legislation seeking to make video gaming terminals (VGTs) across the state bars, truck stops and betting parlours situated away from racetracks legal. The bill, called HB 1010, was presented to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The bill concerning the video gaming terminals is actually repeats a previous effort for such piece of legislation which was introduced over the last session of the Pennsylvania’s legislature. The sponsors of the bill, forty-six state representatives led by the Representative Mar Mustio as main sponsor…

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) urged the gambling industry to be more serious and tolerant to consumer complaints. The country’s gambling regulator published some findings related to a Commission’s review, according to which both alternative dispute resolution providers and gambling companies needed to improve their way of handling consumer disputes in their practice. Previously, the Gambling Commission has published a review of the way such complaints are being processed in the gambling industry. The UK gambling regulator has also published some information about the issues that it would be more…

MGM has managed to mark a great achievement in terms of its planned casino in the region of Western Massachusetts. The casino and hotel complex is set to officially open in the autumn of 2018. After it is established, it is expected to become the first gambling destination in the region which is built in Vegas style. The Las Vegas casino giant is scheduled to hold a ceremony on Wednesday for raising the final steel beam of the resort casino and hotel complex located in Springfield. The project is estimated…

GambleAware, a leading British charity organisation formerly known as the Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) has announced that the Multi-Operator Self Exclusion Scheme (MOSES) had turned out to be successful. According to the information presented by GambleAware, the self-exclusion scheme for licensed retail betting offices has been very efficient to users who have wanted to reduce or stop their gambling activity. Unfortunately, the newest research initiated by the charitable organisation showed that the individuals who suffered from problem gambling behaviour needed some additional support to help them reduce their gambling habits.…

Mr Green and Betfair have become the latest online gambling operators that confirmed its decision to exit the Polish gambling market. Earlier, Betfair has revealed its intentions to leave Poland due to unfavourable gambling legislation that is scheduled to take effect this week. The amendments in the Polish Gambling Act which are to be implemented in a few days only, have been considered as unfavourable and hostile ones for overseas operators. The country’s regulatory authorities and legislature have been blamed in trying to make the conditions more favourable for the…